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Yury Khelemsky, MD
Anesthesiology, Pain Management
About Me
Dr. Khelemsky is the Program Director Emeritus of The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Pain Medicine Fellowship and serves on the Board of Directors of the New York Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. He was also the past- Chair of the Pain Medicine Committee of the New York State Society of Anesthesiologists.
His clinical practice focuses on the interventional treatment of headaches, TMJ pain, and spine pain (neck/thoracic/low back)
Dr. Khelemsky was recognized as a Metro and Regional Top Doctor in Pain Medicine in 2016- 2023 by Castle Connolly.
He was also named by New York SuperDoctors (New York Times Magazine) as one of the top doctors in New York for 2018-2024.
He is a 4 time recipient of the Cullman Family Award for Excellence in Physician Communication - ranking in the top 1% nationally.
His textbook, Academic Pain Medicine, is the standard reference for many pain training programs around the country.
He has been cited in Consumer Reports, Washington Post, AARP Magazine, Healthline, SELF, Reuters and numerous other publications.
Keywords: INTERVENTIONAL HEADACHE, NECK PAIN, MIGRAINE, TMJ PAIN, LOWER BACK PAIN, LOW BACK PAIN, UPPER BACK PAIN, SHOULDER PAIN, EPIDURAL INJECTION, FACET JOINT INJECTION, MEDIAL BRANCH BLOCKS, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION, TRIGGER POINT INJECTION, NERVE BLOCK
Call 212-241-6372 for appointment (by Referral only)
Language
English
Position
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Anesthesiology, Perioperative & Pain Medicine, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR | Neurology
Hospital Affiliations
- The Derfner Foundation Ambulatory Surgery Center
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
Research Topics
Headache, Pain, Rehabilitation, Spine
Clinical Focus
- Back Pain
- Cervicogenic Headache
- Chronic Daily Headache
- Chronic Migraine
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Epidural Injection
- Facial Pain
- General Consultation
- Headache
- Herniated Disk
- Joint Injection
- Joint Pain
- Lateral Epicondylitis
- Leg Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Low Pressure Headache
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Migraine
- Muscle Pain
- Neck Pain
- Neck Sprain
- Nerve blocks
- Neurological (Botox, IFN, Trigger Point) Injection
- Neurostimulation / TENS
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orofacial Pain
- Pain
- Pain Reduction Exercise
- Pain Rehabilitation
- Pulsed Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures For Control Of Pain
- Radiofrequency Ablation
- Radiofrequency Ablation Procedures For Control Of Pain
- Rehabilitation Management
- Sacroiliac Joint Pain
- Sciatica
- Spinal And Epidural Anesthesia
- Spinal Corticosteroid Injection
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sports Medicine
- Temporomandibular Joint Disorders (TMJ)
- Tension Headache
Education
MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Fellowship, Hospital for Special Surgery
Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Fellowship, Weill Cornell Medical Center/NY Presby Hosp
Internship, St. Luke's Roosevelt Medical Center
MD, Jefferson Medical College
Residency, The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Internship, Internal Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai West
Residency, Anesthesiology
Mount Sinai Hospital
Fellowship, Anesthesiology, Pain Medicine
Weill Cornell Medical College-New York Hospital
Certifications
American Board of Anesthesiology
Awards
2024
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2023
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2022
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2021
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2021
Cullman Family Awards for Excellence in Physician Communication
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
2020
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2019
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2018
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2017
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2017
New York SuperDoctors
New York Times Magazine
2016
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2016
New York SuperDoctors
New York Times Magazine
2015
New York SuperDoctors
New York Times Magazine
2015
Top Doctor
Castle Connolly
2011
Outstanding Faculty Educator
Department of Anesthesiology
Insurance Information
Accepted insurance may vary by the doctor’s office location. Please contact the office directly to obtain the most up-to-date insurance information.
- 1199 SEIU
- AETNA - Commercial
- AETNA - Medicare
- CIGNA Healthcare
- Centivo
- EmblemHealth - GHI-PPO
- EmblemHealth - HIP
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Commercial/Exchange
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield - Medicare
- Horizon NJ
- Oscar
- Oxford - Freedom and Liberty
- Partners Health Plan
- United Health Care - Commercial
- United Health Care - Empire Plan
- United Health Care - Oxford Care
- United Health Care - Top Tier
- VNSNY Choice Medicare
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Publications
Selected Publications
- Local infusion of ropivacaine for pain control after osseous free flaps: Randomized controlled trial. Scott Roof, Rocco Ferrandino, Caroline Eden, Yury Khelemsky, Marita Teng, Eric Genden, Samuel DeMaria, Brett A. Miles. Head and Neck
- Interventional Treatment of Head and Neck Pain. Amir Abdel-Kader, Yury Khelemsky.
- Chronic Post-Surgical Pain in the Frail Older Adult. Gary Esses, Stacie Deiner, Fred Ko, Yury Khelemsky. Drugs and Aging
Patient Experience Star Ratings and Comments
The Patient Experience Star Rating reflects our patients’ perception of how well their Mount Sinai provider communicated with them during an office visit. The Star Rating is based on patient responses to three questions on a patient experience survey, a standardized questionnaire sent to verified patients and distributed by a third party vendor, Press Ganey. Responses are measured on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the best score.
Care Provider’s Explanation
5 out of 5
Care Provider’s Concern
5 out of 5
Likelihood to Recommend Care Provider
5 out of 5
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. Khelemsky has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
Mount Sinai’s faculty policies relating to faculty collaboration with industry are posted on our website. Patients may wish to ask their physician about the activities they perform for companies.